#WhatFeministsWear: Tweets in Support of Emma Watson Prove Feminists Can Wear Whatever They Want

Earlier this week, Beauty and the Beast star and feminist icon Emma Watson received backlash for posing topless on the cover of Vanity Fair. Twitter trolls claimed that a "real feminist" wouldn't be photographed in something so revealing as the white open-knit Burberry jacket Watson is wearing in the spread.

The U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador and founder of the "He for She" campaign (so, very much a "real feminist," whatever that means) responded to the criticism by pointing to a general misunderstanding of what being a feminist actually means. "Feminism is not a stick with which to beat other women...," Watson told Reuters. "It’s about freedom, it’s about liberation, it’s about equality. I really don’t know what my tits have to do with it. It’s very confusing." You go, girl.

Fellow feminist icon (and Emma Watson superfan) Gloria Steinem weighed in on the controversy on Sunday, when TMZ stopped her at Laguardia airport to ask whether or not feminists can wear sexy outfits. Her (perfect) response: "Feminists can wear anything they fucking want."

To illustrate Steinem's powerful point, The Huffington Post asked followers on Twitter and Instagram to sound off on the whole situation using the hashtag #WhatFeministsWear. Women and men (because, yup—men can be "real" feminists too!) shared their thoughts, proving Steinem was right: From hijabs to stilettos to pantsuits to birthday suits, feminists really can wear anything they want.

As these #WhatFeministsWear tweets prove, feminists come in all shapes, sizes, sexes, and colors. Whether a person is in a bikini or a burka, there's no right way to look—or dress—like a feminist. Feminism is a movement, not an outfit choice, which is what Watson was trying to explain in the first place. And if that's not "real" feminism, well, what is?